ATKK-DEK-0-020

Computer printout and typescript of a publishing contract concerning the book edition of the literary prose “Decalogue” by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, based on the screenplay of the television film cycle “Decalogue” (1988-1989), produced by the Tor Film Studio. The document was created in 1989 in Warsaw and is a standard contract concluded between the Art and Film Publishing House and the authors of the work. It specifies the type of work as “literary prose”. the title “Decalogue”, the basic print run of 10,000 copies, the designation of the edition as the first edition, and the agreed wording of the copyright notice “Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz”. The typescript takes the form of a multi-page form containing completed data (including authors’ and publisher’s details, amount of remuneration, distribution of advances, number of author’s copies, and conditions for subsequent editions) and includes detailed paragraphs concerning copyright, obligations of the parties, author’s corrections, and financial terms, based on the then-applicable Council of Ministers regulation of 13 December 1985 on publishing contracts.